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June 2001

Last fall, the Department, together with the Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE), convened a forum of researchers, policymakers and practitioners to discuss the issue of turning around low-performing schools. A set of briefs was prepared to summarize the forum.

The first brief MS Word [48K], prepared by CPRE, focuses on the policy issues associated with turning around low-performing schools.

The second brief MS Word [56K], prepared by the National Clearinghouse for Comprehensive School Reform (NCCSR), highlights the implications for practitioners.

January 2001

The "First Annual School Improvement Report: Executive Order on Actions to Turn Around Low-Performing Schools," is now available MS Word [455K]

October 2000

September 2000

The Department launched the Turning Around Low-Performing Schools Initiative in July 2000 with an Improving America's Schools Summer Institute. Over four hundred participants attended this conference in state teams to specifically focus on strategies for turning around low-performing schools and to begin working on state action plans. The conference demonstrated the interest and enthusiasm for this initiative and laid groundwork for the future.

The Leadership Team of the Turning Around Low-Performing Schools Initiative will present at all three 2000 Improving America's Schools Regional Conferences. The conferences will be held September 18-20 in Sacramento, California, October 2-4 in Louisville, Kentucky and December 13-15 in Washington, DC.